{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMary Grace \"MG\" Wooten is the Democratic candidate for Washington County Board of Education District 1 in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election, running against Republicans Keith Ervin, Annette Buchanan and Vince Walters [1].\n\n## Background and education\nWooten has cerebral palsy and communicates using a text-to-speech program [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nPer her campaign, Wooten says that if elected she will work to increase teacher pay and improve student nutrition, and that her focus is ensuring every child has access to a high-quality education regardless of background [1].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nWooten attended the board's April 2026 censure session on member Keith Ervin's remark to a student board member and said afterward she was disappointed Ervin did not apologize or resign at the meeting [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Democratic BOE candidate says she wishes Ervin resigned at censure meeting \u2014 WJHL](https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/democratic-boe-candidate-says-she-wishes-ervin-resigned-at-censure-meeting/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"MARY","fullname":"MARY GRACE (MG) WOOTEN","lastname":"WOOTEN","middlename":"GRACE (MG)","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"County School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic candidate for Washington County school board District 1, running in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"DwWMKRBOHJ"}